Table 5.

Multiple regression analysis investigating the association between arterial stiffness (as assessed by pulse wave velocity) and several cardiovascular risk factors in 387 study participants

	Pulse wave velocity (m/s)
	Linear regression coefficient	95% CI	p value
Age	0.06	0.04–0.07	< 0.001*
Female sex	1.03	0.72–1.35	< 0.001*
Brachial systolic blood pressure	0.31	0.21–0.04	< 0.001*
LDL-cholesterol	− 0.02	− 0.18 to 0.13	0.75
Triglycerides	0.39	− 0.12 to 0.20	0.63
Hemoglobin A1c	0.04	− 0.20 to 0.28	0.74
Smoking	0.12	− 0.23 to 0.47	0.50
Body mass index	0.31	0.01–0.07	0.15
Heart rate	0.02	0.01–0.03	0.005*

LDL low density lipoprotein

*Statically significant association